KT.TOO_GENERIC_EXCEPTION_THROWN
Thrown exception that have a type that is too generic
This rule reports thrown exceptions that have a type that is too generic. It should be preferred to throw specific exceptions to the case that has currently occurred.
Noncompliant Code
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fun foo(bar: Int) {
if (bar < 1) {
throw Exception() // too generic exception thrown here
}
// ...
}
Compliant Code
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fun foo(bar: Int) {
if (bar < 1) {
throw IllegalArgumentException("bar must be greater than zero")
}
// ...
}
Options
-
exceptionNames
(default:['error', 'exception', 'runtimeexception', 'throwable']
)exceptions which are too generic and should not be thrown